Question

18 11 men can dig 6-meter lang trench in one day. How many men should be employed
for digging 27 meters long french of the same type in one day?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Let x be the number of men required to dig a trench of 27 meter.

Number of men 11 x

Length ( in m ) 6

4

3

=

4

27

27

Since, the length of the trench and the number of men are in direct variation, we have:

⇒

x

11

=

27

27/4

⇒ 11×27=x×

4

27

⇒ x=

27

11×27×4

⇒ x=44

∴ 44 men will be required to dig a trench of 27 meter.